“You Don’t Have to Be “Perfect” to Mentor” – Irina Voronin and Kiran Kaushik Dash
In the fall of 2017, in the midst of an unexpected career transition, Irina Voronin joined the TRIEC Mentoring Partnership program. While she had some doubts over whether she could mentor an immigrant professional just beginning their career in Canada, she decided to...
“We are always looking to expand our talent pools…Skilled immigrant employees bring a wealth of innovative ideas and unique perspectives” – TD Bank on reaching 1,500 matches
For the first time, TRIEC is giving awards to employers who have provided mentors to support more than 1,500 newcomers to Canada in their employment journeys. One of those winners is TD Bank. Faisal Yousuf, AVP, Personal Banking Delivery Excellence and TRIEC Executive...
“Our mentors gain the drive to do more” – Rogers Communications on reaching 100 matches
Rogers is one of two employer partners to receive an award for providing mentors to more than 100 newcomers in 2018. Sharon Hinds, Rogers Mosaic Project Lead of TRIEC Mentoring Partnership at Rogers, talks about what being a partner in the program means to...
Press Release: GTA Employers And Newcomers Celebrate Mentors Who Have Given Back To Their Professional Communities
Toronto, ON (February 26, 2019) – Recent immigrants and established professionals, along with employers and employment service providers in the Greater Toronto Area are convening this evening at the Toronto Region Board of Trade to celebrate individuals and...
“The most important thing that our mentors gain is a different perspective” – Accenture on their TRIEC Mentoring Partnership Award
Professional services firm Accenture won a TRIEC Mentoring Partnership Award on February 26 for providing mentors to over 100 newcomers to Canada. The program’s Coordinator, Eric Madan, explains why mentoring is so important for a business that exists to...
“Our mentors gain personal growth and satisfaction… the feeling that they are giving back” – City of Toronto on reaching 1,500 matches
For the first time, TRIEC is giving awards to employers who have provided mentors to support more than 1,500 newcomers to Canada in their employment journeys. One of those winners is the City of Toronto. Alicja Idzior, the program’s coordinator for the...
RBC’s Largest Mentoring Cohort with TRIEC Mentoring Partnership
Three hundred mentors and newcomer mentees, three hours, one amazing orientation session. Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)’s new mentoring cohort with TRIEC Mentoring Partnership on January 25th was a huge success. It was the largest orientation session ever in TRIEC...
Employment gap narrows between university-educated immigrants and Canadian-born counterparts
The following is a story from the Toronto Star that was published online on Friday, January 18th, 2019. Written by immigration reporter Nicholas Keung, you can find the original story here. The unemployment gap between university-educated immigrants and their Canadian...